The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday June 14, 1883 Married, at the M.E. parsonage in this city on June 10th, by Rev. Chas Minear, Mr. Geo W. MILLER to Miss Artie PLYLEY, both of Fairfax.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday June 14, 1883 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel BADGER, on Friday, June 8th, a son. Mother and child doing well, but Samuel not expected to survive.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday May 31, 1883 Died. In this city on Saturday, May 26, 1883, Mrs. Mary BROWN, in the 37th year of her age. Deceased had been ill but a short time, and her death came very sudden to every one. She was a widow in very poor circumstances, and leaves four children on the world's cold charity. The funeral took place on Sunday, and was largely attended, the deceased having a host of friends.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday May 24, 1883 Married, at Topeka, Kansas, on the 21st inst. by the probate judge, Wm. MOODY to Laura RUDOLPH, both of Wakarusa. A pleasant reception was given the happy couple at G.T. Mattingly's in this city, on last evening at which quite a number of our young people were present. All join in wishing them a long and happy life.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday May 3, 1883 Married, at the residence of J.W. DIAMOND, in this city, on Tuesday, May 1st, by the Reverend ELLERY of Topeka, Mrs. Alta THOMAS, to Dr. W.H. BIRCHMORE. The ceremony was a very quiet affair, but few guests being present, and the close of May day so happily begun, the parties simply took a carriage ride into the country. The happy couple have the best wishes of all our people for their future, with the hope that they will continue to make Carbondale their home. The Independent tenders hearty congratulations, and expresses thanks for a generous supply of wedding cake.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday May 3, 1883 Look! Look! Boys coats, 25, 40 and 50 cents. New coast, 40, 50, and 75 cents. New suits, all linen, $.2.50. New suits, all linen, $2.00. New Vests, all linen, 75 cents. New pants, all linen, 75 pants. Alpaca and lustre coats, $1.50 to $2.00. All these are at Minshall's.

The Carbondale Independent Thursday April 12, 1883 W.W. SMITH is building an addition to his brothers, T.G. SMITH's house in the west part of town. Dr. MOORE is having stone hauled on his lots near the school house preparatory to building a fine house.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 12, 1883 A little child of KELLY's living on Carbon Hill, aged 18 months, died on Saturday night from drinking concentrated lye.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 12, 1883 Married, at Lyndon, April 2d Chas. Hatch, to Eliza NORTH, both of this city.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 12, 1883 Died. In this city Thursday, April 4th, Robert WILSON aged twenty-three years. The funeral took place on Saturday and was conducted bythe Knights of Labor, and a large number turned out. Deceased was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1860, and came to this country in 1881, the first stopping at Corning, Ohio, and then for a short time in Iowa, he at last came to Carbondale where he remained until he died.

Tried to avoid it but can't. Have to be out of out for the next 6 days. Will post more when I get back. Sorry about that. Have a good one!! Jim

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 5, 1883 Mrs. Lou. WATKINS went to Osage City on Wednesday to attend the funeral of her brother's wife, Mrs. Ol. C. DEAVER, of Lyndon, who died the previous night.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 5, 1883 Married, at the residence of the bride's father, George CARPENTER, east of town, Miss Emma, to George COFFMAN, on Thursday evening. The happy couple have our best wishes. Many thanks for wedding cake.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 5, 1883 Born, at Fountain Ridge, on Sunday last, April 1st, to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. STEPHENS, a daughter. Mother and child are doing well, but there but little hopes for Stephens.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 5, 1883 City Election. The usual city election took place on Monday, but there was no excitement, not even enough to caue a ripple on our streets. The following is the vote: For mayor, S. MINSHALL, 75; for Police Judge, J.G. ELLIS, 75; for councilmen, R.B. McKEE, 77; Fred ROESSLER, 77; Geo. WAETZIG, 51; S.J. IRVIN, 51; Morgan MEREDITH, 50; W.H. REED, 25; Charles DAVIS, 27; Wm. IRVIN, 27. This makes as officers for the present year, S. MINSHALL, mayor; J.G. ELLIS, Police Judge; R.B. McKEE, Fred ROESSLER, George WAETZIG, S.J. IRVIN and Mrogan MEREDITH, councilmen. S.MINSHALL is well known as mayor, and is an efficient officer, while J.G. ELLIS as police judge, has been tried and not found wanting. It is hoped that the new council will carry out all the improvements commenced by the old, and also many new ones.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 5, 1883 Born to Mr. and Mrs. W.J. VAWTER, of Waveland, on Tuesday last, a boy. Everybody doing finely.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 5, 1883 Died, in this city, on Tuesday, April 3, 1883, Emma O., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. TAYLOR, aged 8 years, and 5 months. Funeral at 2 o'clock today. In the family there are four other children and the mother quite low, fears being entertained for recovery. The sympathy goes out to them.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday April 5, 1883 A Carbondale Man and His Business. James DICKENSHEETS, during the past week has had an addition to his shop twenty-by-twenty-five feet by sixty feet in size and the largest exclusive blacksmith shop in the State. It has now three forges but will have another as soon as it can be built. Mr. Dickensheets came to Kansas in March, 1869, and settled near Topeka, and went to work in a stone quarry. In the fall he moved to Wakarusa, where he remained three years, having but a very poor business, when he sold out. In the fall of 1873 he came to Carbondale, all his worldly wealth consisting of $100, less than ten years ago. He commenced work at the blacksmithing business in a shop with one forge on a leased piece of land where J. M. Curry's livery stable now stands, where he remained until the spring of 1876, having to put in an additional forge in the meantime on account of increasing business. He then built the old part of his present shop on the west side of Second street, with but two forges, but added the third forge in 1879 and now adds another, while the ring of his hammers are ever heard. >From that $100 with which he came to Carbondale, has sprung the business in which four hands are employed, as fine a residence as there are in the city, the presidencey and an interest in the bank, and still there is more. When he came to Kansas there had not been a rail laid on the Santa Fe road, and in the spring of 1879 he was called from his slumbers on numerous occasions to make repairs on its solitary engine. What is the road now? Twenty-six hundred miles of raod and three hundred and sixty engines. And yet at that time Mr. D. could tell you the name of every man connected with it.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday March 29, 1883 Died, in this city on Wednesday, March 28th, a little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles MANROSE, aged twenty months.

The Carbondale Independent Osage County Thursday March 29, 1883 We are informed that J.H.F. PLYLEY, a prominent farmer of Fairfax died on Monday last.